South Coldwater Trail

We hadn't been to MSH for a couple of years, so we went to check out the progress. Started hiking around 10 AM and quickly realized that this would be the hottest hike of the season. The trail is in good shape, if rather brushy. The first bit was through a cool birch grove that then thinned out due to a caterpillar infestation. The rest of the hike was in the on the bare, blasted ridge with great views of the lake and MSH above Johnson Ridge. Wildflowers were abundant as were wild strawberries. The scent of strawberries could be caught occasionally as we walked through a patch. Turned around at the junction to the trail coming up from the lake, as our map indicated that the decent was steeper on the lake trail. When we returned to the trailhead the temperature was 90 and were glad we had carried lots of water.